Black Widows

[BrianS]

I collected these last weekend
http://img201.exs.cx/img201/1568/widow32ek.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
This a tiny juvenile. Note how much more brightly colored they are when young.
http://img201.exs.cx/img201/6628/widowjuve6mr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

I think that Juvenile may be another species. I recently went to Bruce's house and he has a species that looks just like that. From what I've seen, the juvenile widows are usually brown.

[BrianS]

I promise you it IS a Widow. I have kept these for years. It even has the "hourglass" on the abdomen.

[Dragoon]

Those are adorable! (had to say it...)

No fighting?? What is this? Were they found in the same spot or somehting? Possible littermates? I thought all spiders ate each other, hahahaha
D.

[BrianS]

I took that pic as soon as I collected them. If left together there would be all sorts of canniblism lol

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Brian, many widow species have the hourglass shape on them, not only L. Mactans. I'm saying it probably is one of those other species and not the common black widow.

[BrianS]

oh ok